A Letter of A Private (Junsu)

The day I leave home, get on the train
And go to the training base
When I bow down to my parents
And step out the front door

Something like sadness
Remains in my heart but
A blade of grass, friends’ faces
Everything is so new

It’s a new beginning now
Oh my life of youth
Friends, when I go to the army
Please write me a letter

I won’t forget the fun days I had with you all
When the train time gets near My hands became hot
When the train whistles get farther Appearances grow smaller
It’s a new beginning now Oh my life of youth

My shortly cut hair At first it was funny
But when I saw myself in the mirror Even my heart gets hardened
I wonder if I can see my village As we climb up the hill
When the trumpet sounds ring softly In the night sky